English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 8

About Unity
1. The topic sentence in "Living Alone" is too broad. Circle the topic sentence below that states accurately what the paragraph is about.
a. Living alone can make one a better person.
b. Living alone can create feelings of loneliness.
c. Living alone should be avoided.
2. Which sentence in "Bashing Men" should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) ______
3. How many reasons are given to support the topic sentence in each paragraph
a. In "Let's Ban Proms" ______ one ______ two ______ three _____ four
b. In "Bashing Men" ______one ______ two ______ three ______four
c. In "Living Alone" ______one ______ two ______three ______ four
4. After which sentence in "Let's Ban Proms" are more specific details needed ______
About Coherence
5. Which paragraph uses a combination of time and emphatic order to organize its details _________________________
6. What are the three main transition words in "Living Alone"
_________ ____________ ___________